Overview
- NDA legislators unanimously chose Kumar as their leader, after which he met Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to stake claim to form the government.
- The swearing-in is scheduled at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders expected; Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh have confirmed attendance.
- Extensive arrangements are in place for the ceremony, with large hotel blocks booked, route clean-ups, 128 surveillance cameras, SPG/NSG deployment and thousands of state personnel on alert, according to reports.
- Allies continue to negotiate cabinet berths, with sources indicating a tentative distribution of roughly 16 ministers for the BJP, 14 for JD(U), three for LJP(RV) and one each for HAM(S) and RLM, and Prem Kumar likely as Speaker.
- Leadership continuity is expected, with Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha likely to continue as deputy chief ministers.